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If this is true, it might be worth combing over Beep the Meep's appearances to see where the name "Beep the Meep" first appeared, and update our coverage to reflect the ambiguity in whether "the Beep" is a name or a title. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 13:29, 18 September 2023 (UTC) | If this is true, it might be worth combing over Beep the Meep's appearances to see where the name "Beep the Meep" first appeared, and update our coverage to reflect the ambiguity in whether "the Beep" is a name or a title. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 13:29, 18 September 2023 (UTC) | ||
: I'm not sure it's a ''contradiction''; he could perfectly well be a Meep called Beep who later gained the title of Beep. (Much as a guy called Duke could theoretically become an actual Duke etc.) I fancy the joke is ''intended'' to be that he's "Beep the Meep, Beep of the Meeps", or "Beep Beep" for short, furthering the confusing, cartoony repetitiousness of his name. But yes, I approve of this research endeavour. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 15:01, 18 September 2023 (UTC) | : I'm not sure it's a ''contradiction''; he could perfectly well be a Meep called Beep who later gained the title of Beep. (Much as a guy called Duke could theoretically become an actual Duke etc.) I fancy the joke is ''intended'' to be that he's "Beep the Meep, Beep of the Meeps", or "Beep Beep" for short, furthering the confusing, cartoony repetitiousness of his name. But yes, I approve of this research endeavour. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 15:01, 18 September 2023 (UTC) | ||
::I looked and: in ''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]'', he's usually "the Meep" by the Wrarth and the narration, referring to his species, and once "the 'Meep'" as it seems Sharon also called him that due to him saying that. Later when he is ordering he drones, he shouts, "Hear me, drones! Hear the supreme Beep of all the Meeps!" To which they respond, "Hail, Beep of all the Meeps!" (Though, the lettering being all-caps makes this unclear— is it that or "the Supreme Beep of All the Meeps"?) This cry is repeated but in the narration and even the letters page he's still "the Meep". So, it would seem correct that within the context of his first story, he is not given an actual name. | |||
::In ''[[Star Beast II (comic story)|Star Beast II]]'', he's once again "the Meep" mostly, but the Doctor directly refers to him as "Beep" upon first seeing him. But was he referring to him by name or title? Finally in ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'' the Doctor outright calls him "Beep the Meep". | |||
::It's easy for me to imagine the actual phrase "Beep the Meep" having grown from fan terminology until it became an in-universe fact that his given name was Beep. At this point in time, Scrooge's interpretation that he is "Beep (name) the Meep (species), Beep of all the Meeps (title)" would be correct, but I wonder ''just'' where Beep being his actual name came from… was it always intended, or did fan usage cause it to be used in the later comics and thus rendered official? I would think DWM articles and letters along the way might give clues, so I'll see what I can find… [[User:Chubby Potato|Chubby Potato]] [[User talk:Chubby Potato|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:47, 18 September 2023 (UTC) | |||